Get Started with the OpenAI API
Learn how to sign up for an OpenAI account and retrieve the API key of the OpenAI API.
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We need to complete a few steps before we can start using the OpenAI API.
Sign up#
Visit the registration link and perform the following steps:
- Enter a valid “Email address,” create a “Password,” and click the “Continue” button.
- You will receive a verification email in your provided email address inbox. Open the received email and click the “Verify email address” link. It will open a new tab.
- In the new tab, fill in the details under the heading “Tell us about you” and click “Continue.”
- Next, enter a valid “phone number” and click “Send code.”
- You will then receive a code on the “Phone number” given in the previous step. Enter the 6-digit code that you receive. Once that has been verified, you’ll be directed to the next page.
- Lastly, choose your use case.
You’ll be redirected to the welcome page once the account is created.
Enter email address and password to create OpenAI account
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Verification email sent to your entered email address
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Enter the required details
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Select your country and enter your phone number
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Enter the verification code sent to your phone number
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Select the option that seems suitable for you
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Account has been created and welcome page of OpenAI will open
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Fetch the API Key#
- Visit this page and click your profile at the top right corner. From the drop-down menu, select the “Manage account” option.
- Now, click the “Usage” option from the sidebar. It will open the usage history of the API. Note you have been credited an $18 grant.
- You’ll see your secret key under the “SECRET KEY” section. Copy it and paste it somewhere safe. If you wish to make a new key, you can do it by selecting the “Create new secret key" button.
Open "Manage account"
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Usage details of API
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API keys
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Save the API Key#
Let’s save the API Key to use throughout the course.
Follow the instructions below:
- Click the “Edit” button in the following widget.
- Enter your secret key in the
SECRET_KEYfield. - Click the “Save” button.
Once the SECRET_KEY is saved, it can be used throughout the course. Press the “Run” button to print a list of engines available.
SECRET_KEY
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